Transfer portal · 2026
Arizona Wildcats
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+19
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Arizona added 19 transfers projected into the two-deep (9 as starters) against 20 departures whose next roles aren’t tracked here. Every number on this page is counted, not modelled — no composite portal grade is published because no defensible one exists yet.
28
Arrivals
+8
20
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.01
0.85
Avg rating out
19
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
14 of 28
’25 production in
—
10 of 20
’25 production out
How the roster changed
48 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+1 net players
Replaced+1 player
RB
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Antwan Roberts in from Marshall drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
TE
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Cole Rusk in from Illinois drives the room.
Upgraded—
WR
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Jordan Ross in from Colorado State drives the room.
Replaced—
OL
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
Zach Henning in from Washington drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Braedyn Locke out to Tarleton State drives the room.
Defense+6 net players
Replaced+2 players
CB
+4 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
Tyrese Boss in from Wyoming drives the room.
Upgraded+2 players
S
+5 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Daylen Austin in from Oregon drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
EDGE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
H
Eduwa Okundaye out to Washington State drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LB
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Cooper Blomstrom in from Georgetown drives the room.
Replaced—
DL
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
C
C
G
Chancellor Owens out to Texas State drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Replaced+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Carter Schwartz in from Louisville drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOutNo departures
A
Drew Nicolson in from Akron / Arkansas State drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
K
+0 in · −1 out
InOutNo arrivals
Tyler Prasuhn out to San Diego State drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Arizona replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced8 chains
WR
Starting slot
Out · to Miami (OH)
Devin Hyatt
rating 0.85 · 2% ’25 usage · 1 rec · 10 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from West Virginia
Rodney Gallagher III
rating 0.85 · 6% ’25 usage · 28 rec · 243 yds · pr1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
TE
Starting slot
Out · to UNLV
Keyan Burnett
rating 0.86 · 2% ’25 usage · 2 rec · 11 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Cole Rusk
rating 0.91 · 4% ’25 usage · 19 rec · 217 yds · 1 TD · te1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Michael Wooten
rating 0.85
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Washington
Zach Henning
rating 0.85 · c1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Texas State
Chancellor Owens
rating 0.85 · 2 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Cerritos College
C
Leroy Palu
no ’25 production record · nt1 starter
—
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Sam Houston
Stacy Bey
rating 0.85
Upgrade
Medium confidence
In · from Memphis
Everett Roussaw Jr.
rating 0.85 · 58 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2.5 sk · 1 INT · slb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to California
Marquis Groves-Killebrew
rating 0.86 · 7 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Wyoming
Tyrese Boss
rating 0.86 · 36 tkl · 5 PD · lcb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Montana
Devin Dunn
9 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Oregon
Daylen Austin
rating 0.89 · 10 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Auburn
Jack Luttrell
rating 0.85 · 3 tkl
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Nebraska
Malcolm Hartzog
rating 0.86 · 1 tkl · 1 INT · 1 PD · ss1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Partially replaced1 chain
WR
Rotation slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Jeremiah Patterson
8 PR · 9.8 yd avg
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from USC
DJ Jordan
rating 0.86 · 4 rec · 35 yds · z2 rotation
Jan 8
▾ Detail
Not replaced3 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to Tarleton State
Braedyn Locke
rating 0.85 · 9% ’25 usage · 5/15 · 68 pass yds · 0 TD · 1 INT
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 13
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to Washington State
Eduwa Okundaye
rating 0.86 · 0 tkl · 1 PD
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
2 depth arrivals in room
Jan 8
▾ Detail
K
Production lost
Out · to San Diego State
Tyler Prasuhn
0/1 FG · 0 pts
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 16
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthRobertsLockeRusk
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
12 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Arizona depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 52 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)70%
3
3
4
Offensive line50%
5
3
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)50%
6
2
4
Secondary (CB/S)80%
2
1
7
Specialists50%
4
1
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
58%
Projected two-deep from transfers
30 of 52 two-deep slots
17 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
9 from the 2026 cycle, 8 held over
33rd
Big 12 percentile · transfer share
11th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 Big 12 teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Alexander Doost
OL · from Northwestern · 2024 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Tre Smith
EDGE · from San José State · 2024 cycle · DE1 starter
7 tkl
’25 · Arizona
Chase Kennedy
LB · from Utah · 2024 cycle · WLB1 starter
42 tkl
’25 · Arizona
Kedrick Reescano
RB · from Ole Miss · 2024 cycle · RB1 starter
12%
’25 usage · Arizona
Jay'Vion Cole
CB · from Texas · 2025 cycle · RCB1 starter
23 tkl
’25 · Arizona
Tristan Bounds
OL · from Michigan · 2025 cycle · RT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Tre Spivey
WR · from Kansas State · 2025 cycle · X1 starter
5%
’25 usage · Arizona
Quincy Craig
RB · from Portland State · 2025 cycle · KR1 starter
10%
’25 usage · Arizona
Isaac Perez
OL · from Portland State · 2025 cycle · RG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Where Arizona’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 28 arrivals20 departures · destinations
Big Ten
6 players
Unlisted
6 players
+
Non-FBS
4 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Mountain West
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
Other
6 players
+
Pac-12
5 players
Non-FBS
3 players
+
Unannounced
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
Big 12
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
+
Other
5 players
Arizona
+8 net moves
Arrived from · 28
Big Ten
6 players
+
Unlisted
6 players
Non-FBS
4 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Mountain West
2 players
Pac-12
2 players
+
Other
6 players
Departed to · 20
Pac-12
5 players
Non-FBS
3 players
+
Unannounced
2 players
Conference USA
2 players
Big 12
2 players
American Athletic
1 player
+
Other
5 players
6arrivals came from Big Ten programs — the single largest source.
19arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (9 of 28 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the Big 12.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out6 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
48 of 48 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
CR
Winter window · 4★
DA
Winter window · 3★
CC
Winter window · 3★
AR
Winter window · 3★
DJ
Winter window · 3★
TB
Winter window · 3★
MH
Winter window · 3★
MT
Winter window · 3★
LM
Winter window · 3★
CB
Winter window · 3★
SK
Winter window · 3★
AB
Winter window · 3★
ER
Winter window · 3★
ZH
Winter window · 3★
RG
Winter window · 3★
DB
Winter window · 3★
JR
Winter window · 3★